ᚱᚨᚾᛃᚨ

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Gothic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*rannjan, to cause to run; to rout) +‎ -𐌾𐌰 (-ja). This is one of the only attested Gothic words from any inscription (there are only a handful of Gothic runic inscriptions in existence) of which the exact translation is largely undisputed.

Noun[edit]

ᚱᚨᚾᛃᚨ (ranjam

  1. (hapax) something which causes others to run, runner, router. Also interpreted as charger.
    • Inscription on the Dahmsdorf-Müncheberg spearhead:
      ᚱᚨᚾᛃᚨ
      ranja
      router/runner (name of the spear)

Declension[edit]

Only this form, the nominative singular, is attested.

References[edit]

  • Nedoma, Robert, 'Schrift und Sprache in den ostgermanischen Runeninschriften', in NOWELE: North-Western European Language Evolution 58-59 (2010) pp. 1-70, wherein 19-20.